The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-30
THE MURDER.
A GREAT MYSTERY CLEARED up.
The Testimony OF Witness who Tells How
the Plot was IIutched to Murder tho
Prohibition achur-The Details
Of the Cownrdly CrIuic.

hack.driver, was called on Saturday On,
. found to have left town few hours be
fore, was brought In and placed on th,
stand. He had been captured OF Lemars
tSonty.lve miles east Of here, Saturday
But few questions were put to him, they
evidently intending TO recall him.
He subatsntia!ed the testimony of U
IS. Dlatrict Attorney Murphy to having
driven that oilicisl thst evening from the
depot to his residence, and to having been
stopped near tho scene OF the murder BY
one Of tho parties uador Indictment. The
next witness coming to the box was Harry
L. Leavitt, the man who took leading
part In plotting tho conspiracy that lost
Haddock his lie, and who turned States
evidence.
Lssvitt's testimony runs as folowe:
~ 1.-Two In Chicago at present; lived In
Sioux City last August, came here in De-
cember, 1885, then remained only a few
days; came back In january and opeued
tho Standard Theatre on Pearl strest: /
ran 1t tlil tho last Saturday night In May.
| went East ON the first Monday or Tues.
day in June. knew Arensdori, the de.
fandsnt; got acquainted with him when
Opened the theatre; had buainess with
him in regard to furnishing me with beer.
~ went to q meeting in Holdenr.id's 8
Hall with Dock Darlington: first went
into the SALOON and got drink, and then
went up stairs. Thera were present Adel-
sheim, Trieber, Plath, Cormeny, Dock,
Darlington, Simonson, Areusdort, Nun.
cratch, kesigue, myself aud others. ALel-
sheim presided; Simonson said it was
called for the purpose Of making Dock
Darlington and myself menbais OF tho as.
soca!ion. | asked what it cost 10 ioin.
They said twenty-five dollars. l told
them 70 come up ald gel the money at
the opening OF the theatre rs l did not
have the mouey that night. Darlington
said he could not adoT over five dollars.
was admitted. The meeting then ad.
iourned.
THE PLOT.
"Trieber and Munchratt then both
called to me (arensdorf vas in the back
part OF his room.) They said: Wait q
few minutes.' l waited, co did Simonson,
Triebcr, Plsth, Arens1ori and come others.
We remained in the front room; one OF
tho party that remained l did not know.
George Trieber gsid he had succeeded in
getting two Dutchmen to whip HGddock
II they were paid for il. Arenhdorf said
there was 500 or $500 in the treasury,
(Junks' safe), and that ought to be sutli.
cient. Munchrath asked il The doorkeepsr
at my plaza wasn't good elugger. told
him he had slugged one or two at nv
place. His name was Dan Morisrty.
Munchrath said he owed him board bill,
and he would 70 with me to the depot to
see him; that it would be good excuse
to broNch him on the matter OF doing up
liaddock. Arensdorf said that We ought
10 blow up or burn down Haddock and
Turner's houses, and that the brewers had
too much at stake to be doYned by those
damned -.
MET Munchrath in front OF Naeh'e druS
store on Tuesday at II 80; went down to
the depot and saw Dan Morisrty; he was
at the Milwaukee 4 st. Paul Yards; VIC
both talked TO him in relation to the mat
ter brought up ut the soloon.keepers'
meeting; the conversation was in refer
ence to whipping Haddock and Walker.
He got paid for it; we said that We want
ed them licked. Mr.. Moriarly aaid he had
a good job snd lac wasn't going to lick
anybody; this was about II O'Clock; We
offered hun 500; ! think about O'Clock
in the evening, l VAS in Cochrane's gam.
bling house on Fourth street; after
leaving there l went east; after
leaving tho. Sioux City Bank cor
ner | met Path, Trieber, Munch-
rath, Peters aud two Germans; did not
know the Germans then; l have since
learned that they were Granda and Biz.
msrcE; they wore standing there talking;
l conversed with them; we we're talking
about Haddock and Turner going 10
Greenvilie for evidence; TSieber eot ME
TO 90 aud see how Haddock get evidence; i;
in the hack were Tiicber, Petere, myself,
and, think, Plath; tho hack drove of;
Trieber told the driver to 30 to Greenville; ;
Peter5 got out oi thu hack and went into
tho Gresnvllie House, and asked the pro-
prletor il roam horse and buggy had
been there; We drove back to .Tunks'
saloon and went in.
| THE JOB ruT UP.
Trieher paid the driver; he got j. OF
John Arensdorf as we got out Of the hack
aud wen. into the saloon; re were there
threo or four minutes; | naw Scotland,
Grady, Junk and Arensdoff there; can't
nay whether Aronsdort was in there when
VIZ we're out or not; Bismarck cane lip
aud said that the buggy hsd 70. back !;
this YVES Just a8 we hsd got on the walk !;
hrsnsdorl said, 'let's 60 and see;' we ali
walked down towards Water street; Peter
Mnnchrath Trieber, PlRth, Arensiort,
Shernau, myself aud Bismarck, we leis.
urely walked along; Arcnsdori and Peters
took the lead; Henry Sherman ~alked
with inc; stopped at Dinsns corner ;
Munchrath then Said rs We were walking,
IL they lick Haddock, give him black
eye, something 80 rs no: to got us into Any
trouble
"Arensdorf epoke, but cannot remem-
Der the exact Language. iin Gaid soine.
thing about drunken Dutchmon. saw
lladdock ns no came from the stable 10 tho
Columbia House corner and started across
towards DinRu'g corner. John Arensdorf
IstRr'ed tOwRrds him. After lladdock rot
about ten feet from Dinsn's corner Eaw
Arensdort and lladdock meet. Arens.
dori looked in Hadlock's face; tho latter
rai:ed his hand. Arensdorf psssed him
ono step then turned and fired; liatldoc;
staggered and fell. Arensdorf WOE;
straight ahead. started 10 run in two or
three seconds from the time Of the shoot
ing, having been 30 startled that could
not stir nj tho moment. | ran towards
Water street."
The wltnesa showed how the nhooting
took place, the description boing the salue
ne thnt given by FitzsimmonB. Here the
Court adjourned for noon.
In the afternoon tho scene OF tho morn.
ing waa rupeuted, 80 far as the interest Of
the people wss concerned. Tho Bharp
and earnest Cross-ex animation by Argo
did not materially shake the Iorco OF the
direct evidence. Lcavitt admitted TINT
hiH testimony before the Coronor'H was
false, hut naid that hin confession covered
tho truth. lilo held tho witnrGehnx until
$3.50 in tho afternoon, when tho dcienss
gave notice That thgy would cunsult 10.